Backstage at a modern dance festival where I worked as a volunteer
third from the left is Tao Ye, my favorite Chinese modern dancer, and far right is Gao Yanjinzi, an amazing Chinese modern dance choreographer.
the dancers
a Korean dance performance troupe visits Beijing
More backstage at the modern dance festival. performers from the National Ballet of China
Odyssey Dance, a company from the U.S.
one of the performances included a Kunqu opera performer
Li Mo, one of my classical Chinese dance teachers (left) and Sun Xin, a friend from my class (center).
a museum exhibit on Intangible Cultural Heritage in China
My Han-Tang Chinese classical dance teacher Chen Jie (upper right) and friends from our class
a trip to the Beijing Film Museum
rehearsal of Korean minority folk dance at the Central University of Nationalities
vacation with the Hip Hop crew
a Latin dance teacher from Germany visits the Beijing Dance Academy middle school (and I serve as translator)
my dance coaches Shi Lin and Zou Yang are standing to the right of the visiting teacher
Mid-Autumn Festival spent karaoke-ing with the Hip Hop crew
we performed a song from the musical _Chicago_ for an Infinity car release exhibition
enthusiastic older competitors at a Hip Hop dance competition
Mr. Sun, days before his 80th birthday and still choreographing and teaching at the Dance Academy. The drawings in the background are costume plates for the latest dance drama.
A lecture and demonstration on Tibetan folk dance at the National Center for the Performing Arts
Duo Duo, my roommate's friend's dog who we are baby-sitting for a month
